Guided Wave Radio Device Stacking for Bandwidth
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for higher bandwidth in wireless infrastructure due to ubiquitous smart phones and portable devices is not adequately met by existing macrocell base station devices, and there is a need for efficient methods to provide additional mobile bandwidth, especially in homes and businesses relying on broadband data access.
Innovation Solution
A guided wave communication system that uses electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium, such as wires or dielectric materials, to propagate signals without requiring an electrical circuit, allowing for efficient data transmission over long distances with reduced loss.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If macrocell base station devices are used to provide wireless coverage, then coverage area is large, but bandwidth capability is insufficient to meet increasing data demand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the wireless coverage area into multiple small cell zones instead of using a single macrocell. Each small cell is equipped with its own base station device, creating a segmented network architecture that provides both high bandwidth in localized areas and broad overall coverage when multiple small cells are deployed together.
2Quantity of substance
If small cell deployment is pursued to provide additional mobile bandwidth, then bandwidth capability increases, but device complexity and deployment difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The small cell base station devices are designed to perform multiple functions including wireless communication, backhaul connectivity, and coordination with other small cells. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems, reducing overall deployment complexity while maintaining high bandwidth capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a hierarchical network architecture where small cells are nested within larger coverage areas, and multiple small cells are nested within macrocell boundaries. This nested structure allows small cells to operate independently for high bandwidth while being coordinated by higher-level network elements, simplifying deployment management.
3Reliability
If electromagnetic waves are transmitted through free space, then wireless communication is achieved, but propagation loss increases over long distances
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces guided electromagnetic waves that travel along transmission media such as power lines and cables as an intermediary between transmitter and receiver. This guided propagation path acts as a mediator that delivers signals over long distances with significantly reduced loss compared to free-space transmission, while still enabling wireless communication through coupling to and from the guided medium.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables reliable and efficient data transmission with reduced propagation loss, allowing for increased bandwidth and improved connectivity in urban areas by leveraging guided electromagnetic waves along transmission media like power lines and wires.
Implementation Method 1
generating electromagnetic waves bound at least in part to a transmission medium, the electromagnetic waves propagating along the transmission medium without an electrical return path
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a communication device with a support structure having first and second annular contacts formed on an outer surface thereof, a first radio device having a first inner surface of a first housing opening with a third contact, and a second radio device having a second inner surface of a second housing opening with a fourth contact. The support structure is positioned in and passes through the first and second housing openings thereby positioning the first and second radio devices in a stacked arrangement, and, when in the stacked arrangement, the first and third contacts are aligned and the second and fourth contact are aligned to provide a coupling between the first and second radio devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.